Boys are 2-3 times more likely to get diagnosed with ADHD in childhood than girls and that has everything to do with the fact that ADHD presents differently in boys and girls, men and women. Today’s episode is a mix of what we see in therapy, scientific findings, and...
You all– We are parenting a generation of stressed out teens. Here is some hard data from American Psychological Association : 59% of teenagers say that balancing all of their activities causes stress. 40% say they neglect home responsibilities due to stress. 40%...
Parents of teens— if your kids are having an even harder time than you expected, you are not alone. The trends we are seeing at Virginia Family Therapy highlight that this time is particularly rough on the middle and high schoolers, so we want to give you a few tools...
Breathing helps. We know that no amount of one thing will help any of us overcome some of the feelings we may be having during this time. Instead, we’d like to share a simple 2-minute breathing exercise that can help you regain focus and relieve some anxiety. It’s not...
Parents, health care workers, teachers, people with big hearts, … almost everyone experiences compassion fatigue at some point in their lives. Especially with everything that’s going on in our community at the moment, it’s not surprising that many people are...
Let’s teach our kids the power of small talk! Let’s teach our kids the power of small talk! Research shows that good-old fashioned chatting and a brief moment of connection with people we don’t know well releases oxytocin and dopamine – our body’s feel good...
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